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sortie

noun

ˈsȯr-tē

Definition of sortie

as in excursion

a short trip for pleasure an occasional sortie to the city to rummage through some of its numerous used-book stores

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Recent Examples of sortie SpaceX aims to transfer cryogenic propellants between Starships in LEO, perhaps late this year or next year, in a precursor experiment for future large-scale refueling sorties to support Moon landings for NASA’s Artemis program. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026 Space Force's Space Systems Command put a 72-hour deadline for the orbital sortie's successful completion, which wrapped up 11 hours ahead of schedule, according to a True Anomaly statement. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 3 July 2026 Another way to identify aggressive checkers is via interrupting opposition sorties in the neutral zone. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 26 June 2026 The flight lasted 81 minutes and was based at Edwards Air Force Base; NASA pilot Jim Less flew the milestone sortie. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sortie

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Ohio’s Cuyahoga Valley National Park offers scenic train rides through colorful forests, open meadows, and river valleys, with special excursions during peak fall foliage season.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2026
They were gathered on the studio lot last month as part of Disney’s Somos Magic Summit, a three-day event involving a series of panels and presentations at the company’s corporate headquarters and excursion to the Disneyland Resort theme parks.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

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Iowa’s roughly 900,000 cyclists, many of whom have participated in an annual cycling tour that’s made the state synonymous with biking, weren’t amused.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2026
There are two more events left in the European tour season, in Abu Dhabi and then Dubai.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of tour

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